Misinformation is not about Bad Facts: An Analysis of the Production and Consumption of Fringe Content

arXiv:2403.08391v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: What if misinformation is not an information problem at all? Our findings suggest that online fringe ideologies spread through the use of content that is consensus-based and "factually correct". We found that Australian news publishers with both moderate and far-right political leanings contain comparable levels of information completeness and quality; and furthermore, that far-right Twitter users often share from moderate sources. However, a stark difference emerges when we consider two additional factors: 1) the narrow …

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